Social Secretary ?

Everybody needs a 'social secretary' and we have been spoiled to having one that organized 5 couples for regular 'game nights' / outings as we rotated homes throughout the past 5+ years.  These couples also live out in the boonies like we do, most of whose lives intersected Natureman's some 30 years ago.  The one thing we definitely have in common is that we like to play games. (I grew up in a household whereas children we played games instead of TV watching.) How 'bout you?

Anyhow...our group's New Year's Eve gatherings are always extra special as guests supply appetizers and the hosts, the main dish.  Actually, we always manage to eat very well.    This year we found ourselves without our secretary's reminder that New Year's eve was almost upon us and nobody screamed to be hosts/  it didn't occur to me before now that maybe it was our turn??? Uh oh...   Do you think the social secretary's position was cut with the budget?

Well, Natureman and I ended up having our very own date night with a candle-lit dinner for two and bubbly.  The biggest shock was we made it staying awake until midnight even without our game buddies.  Oh OK, I might have taken a little nap...   Natureman patted himself on the back after claims to having treated me to a night most women would never have... You see besides  the movie Avatar, we were entertained by Cirque du Soleil in Vegas followed by a musical tribute to Marvin Hamlisch at the Lincoln Center all in front of a roaring fire without even having left the End of the Rainbow Valley.  Isn't TV grand?           Happy 2013 !